First Chapter, First Paragraph & Teaser Tuesday: My Secret Sister

fistchapFirst chapter, first two paragraphs, is a meme hosted by Bibliophile by the Sea.

I’m currently reading My Secret Sister, the true story of Helen Edwards & Jenny Lee Smith, twins separated at birth and reunited fifty-seven years later.

Prologue: Jenny

This could be the most important email I ever send. I go over it again, one last time. My finger hovers over the mouse. I hold my breath . . . Click!

‘Haaa!’ It’s gone.

Immediately I panic. It’s taken so many years to reach this point. So much heartache and rejection. I reread it once more.  Oh no — I should have said I had a happy childhood. Why didn’t I tell her that? I don’t want her to think I’m jealous.

TeaserTuesdays-ADailyRhythm3-300x203Teaser Tuesday is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of A Daily Rhythm. Anyone can play along! Just do the following:

• Grab your current read
• Open to a random page
• Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
• BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
• Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!

From the same book:

Jenny: When I was three years old, my dad cut some old wooden golf clubs down to a size I could use and showed me how to hold them. (p.19)

Helen: My father Tommy had come from a self-made family who had earned plenty of money from their building business, and he had his own Bullnose Morris car before the war until his father’s bankruptcy forced him to sell it. (p. 22)

Would you keep reading?  Why or why not?  Share your current read!

About mysm2000

Having taught elementary school for more than 25 years and been involved in many amazing technology and curriculum projects, I find I've developed a myriad of interests based on literature I've read and music I've heard. I've followed The Wright Three to Chicago, Ansel Adams to Colorado, The Kon Tiki Expedition to Easter Island, Simon & Garfunkel lyrics to New York City, Frank Lloyd Wright to Fallingwater, Pennsylvania, and have only just begun.
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28 Responses to First Chapter, First Paragraph & Teaser Tuesday: My Secret Sister

  1. Interesting teaser! This sounds like a really interesting book, separate twins! Thanks for sharing (:

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  2. Eustacia Tan says:

    I would definitely read on. I’ve heard of twins who were separated but lead eerily similar lives, so I’ll be curious if this was also the case!

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  3. ljennison says:

    I liked the bit about the email. Can picture it happening. Wondering why the girls were separated.

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    • mysm2000 says:

      This was about 1949, so just after the war, employment scarce, I don’t know. I’m almost finished the book and they haven’t met up yet, so I’m still wondering, too.

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  4. Yvo says:

    I always enjoy reading true stories and My Secret Sister sounds fascinating!

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    • mysm2000 says:

      It’s quite a contrast in their individual upbringings and yet there are surprising similarities that come through. I’ll probably be writing the review next week. Thanks for coming by and commenting.

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  5. Candid Cover says:

    I am very intrigued by your teaser! Twins separated at birth just always seems to make a good story. There is so much mystery that exists in the twin world! 🙂

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  6. Yvonne says:

    Sounds like an intriguing book.

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